diff --git a/nix/pkgs/default.nix b/nix/pkgs/default.nix
index 8f2280e86e..541c79aa7c 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -82,4 +82,6 @@
   fr24feed = pkgs.callPackage ./fr24feed { };
 
   qrca = pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage ./qrca { };
+
+  terminfos = pkgs.callPackage ./terminfos { };
 } // (import ./heptapod-runner args)
diff --git a/nix/pkgs/terminfos/default.nix b/nix/pkgs/terminfos/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..934e7fda10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/pkgs/terminfos/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenvNoCC, kitty, ncurses, rxvt-unicode-unwrapped, alacritty, symlinkJoin }:
+
+let
+  kitty-terminfo = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "kitty-terminfo";
+    inherit (kitty) version src;
+
+    dontBuild = true;
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      ncurses
+    ];
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
+      install -d $out/share/terminfo
+      export TERMINFO=$out/share/terminfo
+      tic -x terminfo/kitty.terminfo
+
+      runHook postInstall
+    '';
+  };
+in
+  symlinkJoin {
+    name = "terminfos";
+    paths = [
+      kitty-terminfo
+      rxvt-unicode-unwrapped.terminfo
+      alacritty.terminfo
+    ];
+  }
diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/home-manager/common.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/home-manager/common.nix
index 550cfc015c..b5bf4f200c 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/home-manager/common.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/home-manager/common.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 { config, configName, depot, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   inherit (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform) isDarwin isLinux;
+
+  kitty-terminfo = pkgs.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "kitty-terminfo";
+    inherit (pkgs.kitty) version src;
+
+    dontBuild = true;
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
+      install -d $out/share/terminfo
+      export TERMINFO=$out/share/terminfo
+      tic terminfo/kitty.terminfo
+
+      runHook postInstall
+    '';
+  };
 in
 {
   imports = [ ./ntfy.nix ];
@@ -26,7 +43,9 @@ in
   home.homeDirectory = if isDarwin then "/Users/lukegb" else "/home/lukegb";
   home.file = {
     ".hgrc".source = ./hgrc;
-  };
+  } // (lib.optionalAttrs isDarwin {
+    ".terminfo".source = depot.nix.pkgs.terminfos;
+  });
   home.sessionVariables = {
     EDITOR = "vim";
     VISUAL = "vim";
@@ -133,8 +152,8 @@ in
       #!/bin/sh
       exec "${home-manager}/bin/home-manager" -f "${config.home.homeDirectory}/depot/home-manager-ext.nix" -A "${configName}" "$@"
     '')
-    rxvt-unicode-unwrapped.terminfo tmux rsync libarchive tcpdump restic
-    alacritty.terminfo kitty.terminfo
+    tmux rsync libarchive tcpdump restic
+    depot.nix.pkgs.terminfos
     iftop htop jq
     depot.nix.pkgs.mercurial
   ] ++ lib.optionals isLinux [